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Tamara Katsenelenbogen

1894 – 1976

Russian and Soviet architect

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Lived 1894 – 1976 (aged 81–82). Tamara Katsenelenbogen was a Russian architect.

Tamara Davydovna Katsenelenbogen (Russian: Тамара Давыдовна Каценеленбоген; 1894−1976) was a Soviet constructivist architect and urban planner.

Biography Tamara Davydovna Katsenelenbogen was born in Dvinsk, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia). Her brother, Nikolay Katzenellenbogen, was also a famous Jewish architect of the late 19th century. In 1911, Tamara Davydovna entered, and in 1916 graduated from the department of architecture of the Women's Polytechnic Institute - the first higher technical educational institution for women in the Russian Empire.

In 1923 she graduated from the Architecture Faculty of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. She designed and built a number of buildings in Leningrad and other cities of the Soviet Union.

Selected projects Bateninsky residential development, Woodland Avenue, St. Petersburg Competition design of the Palace of Labor (1923). Project development area TEZHE in the city of Kaluga (1930) Project planning and development of the center of the city of Murmansk (1930) Sanatorium " New Sochi " (1955) Residential buildings on the street Smolyachkova, 14–16, St. Petersburg (with G.A. Simonov and V.A. Zhukovsky) Baburin residential development, Lesnaya Avenue, St. Petersburg (with G.A. Simonov and V.A. Zhukovsky, 1927–1930) Bateninsky residential development, Woodland Avenue, St. Petersburg (with G.A. Simonov, B. R. Rubanenko, P. Stepanov and V.A. Zhukovsky, 1927–1934) Vyborg department store as part Batenenskogo residential development

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Important facts

Born
1894, Daugavpils
Birth century
Died
1976, Saint Petersburg
Occupation
Also known as
Tamara Davydovna Katsenelenbogen

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Who was Tamara Katsenelenbogen?

Russian and Soviet architect (1894–1976)

When was Tamara Katsenelenbogen born?

Tamara Katsenelenbogen was born in 1894 in Daugavpils.

When did Tamara Katsenelenbogen die?

Tamara Katsenelenbogen died in 1976 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Tamara Katsenelenbogen's occupation?

Tamara Katsenelenbogen was an architect.

What nationality was Tamara Katsenelenbogen?

Tamara Katsenelenbogen was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tamara Katsenelenbogen

· Wikidata: Q4217834

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